Advanced Placement-Style United States History
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President Eisenhower and Vice-President Richard Nixon,
elected in 1952 & 1956

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Question 938:

Which of the following events inspired increased interest and investment in American math and science education programs in the 1950s?

    (A)  the successful launch of the Sputnik satellite
    (B)  the Korean War
    (C)  the Eisenhower Doctrine
    (D)  the anti-communist crusade of Senator Joseph McCarthy
    (E)   the Brown v. Topeka Board of Education decision

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